Appendiceal and Terminal Ileal Endometriosis Presenting as Acute Intestinal Obstruction: A Case Report

Liz Maria Joseph, Sankar Subramanian
In: EAS Journal of Medicine and Surgery · 2022 · vol. 4(5) , pp. 110–113 · doi:10.36349/easjms.2022.v04i05.005 · W4281478206
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This case report details a rare instance of appendiceal and terminal ileal endometriosis causing acute intestinal obstruction in a menstruating woman.

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Endometriosis usually occurs in menstruating women up to 15%. Most common gastrointestinal involvement of endometriosis is found in the sigmoid colon, rectum and terminal ileum in 3%–37% of women. Terminal ileum is rarely involved in endometriosis. Patients with appendicular endometriosis constitute <1% cases of all pelvic endometriosis cases. Surgery is the choice of treatment for intestinal endometriosis in most cases.

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